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Questions for Oral or Written Answer
beginning on Wednesday 11 October 2006
(the 'Questions Book')
Part 1: Written Questions for Answer on
Wednesday 11 October 2006
This paper contains only Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 11 October of which previous notice has been given in the Notices of Questions paper. They are arranged in alphabetical order of answering Department. For other Written Questions for answer on Wednesday 11 October of which no previous notice has been given, see the Order Paper. For Written and Oral Questions for answer after Wednesday 11 October see Part 2 of this paper.
Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer 1
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on the removal of Value Added Tax from the sale of sunglasses for children. | | (93032) | 2
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much his Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93105) | 3
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make it his policy to value all land used for commercial game rearing where more than 50 birds are kept; and if he will make a statement. | | (93368) | 4
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will reply to the letter to the Paymaster General of 18th August 2006 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr and Mrs Reid. | | (92962) | 5
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many investigations have been made by HM Revenue and Customs into premier league football clubs in the last five years. | | (93160) | 6
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many tax credit overpayments were remitted between (a) 1st September 2005 to 1st September 2006 and (b) 1st September 2004 to 31st August 2005; what the total value of such remittances was in each period; and what criteria were used in each period in determining eligibility for a remittance. | | (92972) | 7
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expects to conclude his revision of support to people facing high water and sewerage charges; and if he will make a statement. | | (92978) | 8
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what systems are in place to ensure that records kept on the IT system used to process working family tax credits are not lost in the event of the system breaking down. | | (92924) | 9
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what procedures are in place to deal with general enquiries in circumstances when the IT system for processing working family tax credits becomes inoperative. | | (92925) | 10
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, in how many recorded instances the IT system that deals with working family tax credits has overloaded and failed in the last 12 months. | | (92926) | 11
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what capacity there is to store information on the IT system that processes working family tax credits; and what capacity there is to protect this information in the event of system breakdown. | | (92975) | 12
| Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what contractual obligations the supplier of the IT system for the working family tax credit is under for (a) remedial, (b) compensatory and (c) support services in circumstances where the system becomes inoperative. | | (92976) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 13
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what recent research she has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the cost to the voluntary and community sector of meeting statutory (i) audit and (ii) reporting arrangements; and if she will make a statement. | | (93377) | 14
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, whether she plans to revise the regulations affecting the voluntary and community sector. | | (93378) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 15
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with Sir Michael Lyons in the last 12 months on reform of local government finance and structures. | | (92998) | 16
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to introduce an obligation for local authorities undertaking public works projects to display appropriate signage (a) to describe the nature and duration of the work, (b) to apologise for any inconvenience caused and (c) to provide a contact telephone number; and if she will make a statement. | | (93016) | 17
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the implications are for local authorities of replacing capital grants with the power of prudential borrowing which authorities have contacted her on this issue; and if she will make a statement. | | (93078) | 18
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if she will place in the Library the submissions sent by individuals and organisations in Gloucestershire on the subject of local government reform following the visit of the right hon. Member for South Shields to Gloucestershire. | | (93079) | 19
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18th September 2006, Official Report, column 2466W, on housing associations, if she will make it her policy to collect data on the number of faith based housing associations and their capital allocation. | | (92792) | 20
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on what basis the decision was made that Huddersfield should trial home information packs; what sanctions will be taken against those who fail to use or provide either a home information pack or a home condition report there; and if she will make a statement. | | (92930) | 21
| Mr John Spellar (Warley):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, when she will reply to the letter from the hon. Member for Warley of 28th July on behalf of Miss Lole, Smethwick. | | (93039) | Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs 22
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she expects the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice to be laid before Parliament for approval; and if she will make a statement. | | (93143) | 23
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what criteria the Law Commission uses to select subjects for proposed Statute Law Repeal Bills; what consultation is undertaken by the Law Commission prior to the introduction of a Statute Law Repeals Bill; how (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public may suggest issues for repeal; and if she will make a statement. | | (93144) | 24
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what arrangements are in place to enable the mentally ill to vote; and if she will make a statement. | | (93026) | 25
| Ms Dawn Butler (Brent South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if she will introduce proposals to impose a duty on local authorities to report to the Electoral Commission breaches of the requirement on local election candidates to return the relevant election expenses forms. | | (93046) | 26
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much her Department spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93085) | 27
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much her Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93121) | 28
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what progress has been made on negotiations within the EU on converting the Rome Convention on the law applicable to contractual obligations into a Community Regulation and modernising some of its rules (Rome I). | | (92905) | 29
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she expects the work her Department has undertaken to make the small claims process more timely, proportionate and cost-effective to be finished. | | (92892) | 30
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what work her Department has undertaken with stakeholders to improve the small claims process. | | (92993) | 31
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, when she expects to publish the consultation paper on the small claims personal injury limit. | | (92995) | 32
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, which documents which were previously subject to extended 100-year closure under the provisions of section 5(1) of the Public Records Act 1958 were released by the National Archives (a) during the past six months and (b) before the documents were 100 years old. | | (93379) | 33
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what guidance she has issued to (a) magistrates and (b) judges in Northern Ireland on sentences for those convicted of (i) violent and (ii) abusive behaviour towards NHS staff. | | (93327) | 34
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how much was spent on translators' fees in the North Wales Magistrates Courts' area in each of the last five years. | | (93212) | 35
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what advice her Department has issued on lay representation for complainants appearing before a solicitors' disciplinary tribunal. | | (92904) | 36
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many solicitors have been found guilty of breaches of the Solicitors Practice Rules 1990 since 2004. | | (92906) | 37
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the likely impact of a reduction in legal aid fees on the numbers of available legal aid family lawyers. | | (92960) | 38
| Anne Milton (Guildford):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, how many representations on fees for legal aid family lawyers she has received from (a) Guildford, (b) Surrey and (c) England; and if she will make a statement. | | (92961) | 39
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what assessment she has made of the prevalence of the payment of bonus money to officials in electoral registration departments of local authorities. | | (93227) | 40
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have served on a jury more than four times in the same area; and if she will make a statement. | | (92994) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 41
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what benefits she expects the 2012 Olympic Games to bring to Northamptonshire. | | (92999) | 42
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93086) | 43
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much her Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93120) | 44
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will request that the Victoria and Albert Museum publish the responses to its recent consultation on the Theatre Museum. | | (93306) | 45
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what funding requests her Department has received in relation to the Theatre Museum in each of the last five years. | | (93307) | 46
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether a person who owns a black and white television set and a digital set-top box needs to purchase a colour television licence. | | (92971) | 47
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many official warning letters have been sent out in the past 12 months by television licensing enforcement divisions to households that do not own a television set. | | (92974) | 48
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many press releases her Department has issued since April. | | (92979) | 49
| Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what range of events is planned for the cultural Olympiad in the run-up to 2012; and if she will make a statement. | | (92980) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 50
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what training is being given to British troops to ensure that they respect the rights of civilians in Iraq. | | (92943) | 51
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93087) | 52
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93119) | 53
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures he has put in place under Project Haven and Project Scribe to invite applications from ex-service personnel who believe they may be entitled to compensation under the initiatives. | | (93308) | 54
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he has taken to increase awareness among ex-service personnel of their possible entitlement to compensation under the Project Haven and Project Scribe initiatives. | | (93309) | 55
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria were set by his Department for the assessment of eligibility for compensation under the Project Haven and Project Scribe initiative. | | (93310) | 56
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ex-service personnel have been paid compensation under Project Haven and Project Scribe; and what the cost of such compensation was. | | (93311) | 57
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures he plans to put in place to ensure that ex-service personnel whose claim for compensation under Project Haven or Project Scribe is refused can have their case independently assessed. | | (93312) | 58
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many assessments of entitlement under the Project Haven and Project Scribe initiatives resulted in no compensation being paid. | | (93313) | 59
| Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what procedures he has put in place to ensure that the assessment of entitlement to compensation under Project Haven and Project Scribe is subject to independent scrutiny. | | (93314) | 60
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many flight training hours on average were flown per month during the last 12 months by pilots of (a) Tornado F-3, (b) GR variants, (c) Jaguar and (d) Harrier. | | (93211) | 61
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his timetable is for (a) land disposals and (b) re-development positions relating to (i) Aldershot Urban Extension, (ii) Deepcut and (iii) Aborfield; and if he will make a statement. | | (93333) | 62
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planning assumption is for average monthly flight simulator training hours for the UK Joint Strike Fighter pilots. | | (93338) | 63
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned average monthly flight simulator training hours are for Typhoon pilots. | | (93339) | 64
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the monthly average for (a) flight training and (b) flight trainer hours was for Red Arrows pilots in the last year for which figures are available. | | (93340) | 65
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many hours, on average, were spent in simulator training per month by pilots of (a) Tornado F-3, (b) GR variants, (c) Jaguar and (d) Harrier planes during the last year for which figures are available. | | (93341) | 66
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planning assumption is for average monthly flight training hours for the UK Joint Strike Fighter pilots. | | (93342) | 67
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned average monthly flight training hours are for Typhoon pilots. | | (93343) | 68
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of using high altitude balloons to enhance the range of hand-held radios. | | (93345) | 69
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the merits of powering military platforms with green fuels made by the Fischer-Trope process. | | (93346) | 70
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average number of Harrier sorties in Afghanistan was in each month of 2006. | | (93347) | 71
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he took account of the procedures used by the French Ministry of Defence to ensure that animals are no longer used by the French Navy in hyperbaric experiments when establishing his Department's policy on such experiments. | | (93366) | 72
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether a document containing an RFID chip will continue to be circulated if the chip stops working. | | (93367) | 73
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value is of the Government's remaining stake in QinetiQ. | | (93369) | 74
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will make available his Department's Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre file which was stored at a location at which asbestos was subsequently discovered and was separated from similar files; and if he will make a statement. | | (93370) | 75
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what records are held on (a) each of the Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre prisons, (b) the deaths of detainees held at each prison and (c) inquiries held on such deaths; where photographs of prisoners which were handed over to investigators are now held; where the East Europeans who were detained are now held; what material is held relating to (i) the recordings of detainees' conversations and (ii) training offered to the US Combined Services Detailed Interrogation Centre; and if he will make a statement. | | (93371) | 76
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that former directors of QinetiQ now working for the Investment Approvals Board have no conflict of interest relating to projects for which QinetiQ is bidding. | | (93372) | 77
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost has been to date of QinetiQ's equity investment in the Metrix consortium; what the maximum investment will be; and whether QinetiQ sought the Government's approval for such an investment. | | (93373) | 78
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the National Audit Office's management letters relating to his Department's annual accounts for each financial year since 1997-98. | | (93035) | 79
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the National Audit Office's management letters for the 2005-06 annual accounts of the (a) Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency, (b) Army Training and Recruiting Agency, (c) British Forces Post Office, (d) Defence Analytical Services Agency, (e) Defence Bills Agency, (f) Defence Communication Services Agency, (g) Defence Estates, (h) Defence Medical Education Training Agency, (i) Defence Procurement Agency, (j) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency, (k) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (l) Defence Vetting Agency, (m) Disposal Services Agency, (n) Duke of York's Royal Military School, (o) Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency, (p) Naval Recruiting and Training Agency, (q) Pay and Personnel Agency, (r) RAF Training Group Defence Agency, (s) Service Children's Education and (t) Veterans Agency. | | (93036) | 80
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which (a) category A, (b) category B and (c) category C projects of his Department have received (i) Initial Gate and (ii) Main Gate approval since 1st November 2004; and when approval was received in each case. | | (93037) | 81
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the `not to exceed' in-service date at main gate was for (a) Swiftsure and Trafalgar Class Update (Final Phase), (b) Sting Ray Life Extension and Capability Upgrade, (c) Brimstone, (d) Nimrod MRA4, (e) Astute, (f) Airborne Stand Off Radar, (g) A400M, (h) Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile, (i) T45 Destroyer, (j) Typhoon ASTA, (k) Future Joint Combat Aircraft, (l) Support Vehicle, (m) Skynet, (n) Next Generation Light Air Armour Weapon, (o) CIP-ComBAT, DBL Infrastructure, Platform ELSA, (p) Apache Bowman Connectivity, (q) C Vehicle capability and (r) M-TADS; and what the `not to exceed' cost at main gate was for the demonstration and manufacture phase of each project, broken down into (i) indirect Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL), (ii) direct DEL and (iii) capital DEL. | | (93038) | 82
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many members of each service of the armed forces were compulsorily discharged in each year since 1997-98, broken down by rank. | | (93042) | 83
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the (a) quarterly and (b) annual downgrading reports for each financial year and quarter since 1997-98. | | (93043) | 84
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost of extending pension provision to widows and widowers of all post-retirement marriages in the Armed Forces Pension Scheme; and how this estimate was calculated. | | (93044) | 85
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost was of extending survivors' benefits in the Armed Forces Pension Scheme to unmarried partners in each year since such provision was introduced. | | (93045) | 86
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the `not to exceed' in-service date at main gate was for (a) Defence Information Infrastructure (Head Office), (b) Defence Information Infrastructure (Fleet Service), (c) Catterick Garrison SDR Project-Gaza/Megiddo Lines, (d) DLO BCP Defence Electronic Commerce Service-E-Catelogues, (e) Logistics Information Technology System-Delamination for DII/F, (f) Defence Estaters Regional Prime Contracting-South West, (g) Colchester Garrison, (h) Joint Personnel Administration and (i) Projects Allenby and Connaught; and what the `not to exceed' cost at main gate was for the demonstration and manufacture phase of each project, broken into (i) indirect resoure Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL), (ii) direct resource DEL and (iii) capital DEL. | | (93047) | 87
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the `not to exceed' in-service date at main gate was for (a) White Fleet PFI, (b) Single Living Accommodation, (c) Digitisation of the Battlespace (Land)-Com BAT, Infra and Platform, (d) Otterburn Training Area, (e) Project Aquatrine-Water and Wastewater Services PFI, (f) Hayes Record Office, (g) SSN Berthing HMNB Clyde, (h) Defence Estates Regional Prime Contracting-Scotland, (i) Project NEPTUNE and (j) Defence Information Infrastructure (Army); and what the `not to exceed' cost at main gate was for the demonstration and manufacture phase of each project, broken into (i) indirect resoure Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL), (ii) direct resource DEL and (iii) capital DEL. | | (93048) | 88
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Memorandum Trading Accounts for the (a) Defence Transport and Movements Agency, (b) Defence Vetting Agency, (c) Disposal Service Agency, (d) Duke of York's Royal Military School, (e) Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency, (f) Naval Recruiting and Training Agency, (g) Pay and Personel Agency, (h) RAF Training Group Defence Agency, (i) Service Children's Education, (j) Veterans Agency, (k) Medical Supply Agency, (l) Queen Victoria School and (m) Warships Support Agency for each of the last two financial years. | | (93049) | 89
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what income, measured on an accrural basis, was received by his Department, excluding entities within the (a) Whole of Government Accounts boundary and (b) Central Government Accounts boundary, for financial years 1999-2000 to 2005-06. | | (93050) | 90
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the 2004-05 Memorandum Trading Accounts for the (a) Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency, (b) Army Training and Recruitment Agency, (c) British Forces Post Office, (d) Defence Analytical Services Agency, (e) Defence Bills Agency, (f) Defence Communications Services Agency, (g) Defence Dental Agency, (h) Defence Estates, (i) Defence Geographic and Imagery Intelligence Agency, (j) Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, (k) Defence Medical Education Training Agency, (l) Defence Procurement Agency and (m) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency. | | (93051) | 91
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of (a) Royal Navy and Royal Marines, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force trained strength was deployed on operations and other military tasks in the first two quarters of 2006-07. | | (93052) | 92
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Royal Navy's (a) Manpower Planning Assumptions, (b) Rating Planning Model, (c) Officers Planning Model, (d) Officers Strategic Planning Model and (e) Naval Manpower Brief. | | (93053) | 93
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's monthly Financial Digest for the first six months of 2005-06. | | (93054) | 94
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the briefing packs provided by his Department to (a) Mr Bill Jeffrey CB, (b) Sir Peter Spencer KCB and (c) Lt General Sir Robert Fulton KBE prior to their evidence session before the Public Accounts Committee on 1st February. | | (93055) | 95
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Royal Navy's quarterly manning templates for (a) financial years 1997-98 to 2005-06 and (b) the first two quarters of 2006-07. | | (93056) | 96
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library a copy of the latest version of the Negotiators Briefing Pack. | | (93057) | 97
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's (a) quarterly price index forecast and (b) quarterly foreign price index booklet for the latest five quarters. | | (93058) | 98
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Royal Navy's annual longevity tables for 1997-98 to 2005-06. | | (93059) | 99
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the Royal Navy's monthly Sitrep for each month since April 1997. | | (93060) | 100
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the quarterly CPS21 publication for each quarter since the first quarter of 1997-98. | | (93061) | 101
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what percentage of crimes that impact significantly against defence capabilities were solved by the Ministry of Defence Police and Guarding Agency in 2005-06. | | (93062) | 102
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's Memorandum Trading Accounts for each year since 1997-98. | | (93063) | 103
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of the 2005-06 Memorandum Trading Accounts for the (a) Armed Forces Pesonnel Administration Agency, (b) Army Training and Recruiting Agency, (c) British Forces Post Office, (d) Defence Analytical Services Agency, (e) Defence Bills Agency, (f) Defence Communications Services Agency, (g) Defence Estates, (h) Defence Medical Education Training Agency, (i) Defence Procurement Agency and (j) Defence Storage and Distribution Agency. | | (93064) | 104
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has discussed the Australian Participants in British Nuclear Tests (Treatment) Bill 2006 with the Australian government. | | (93065) | 105
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will place in the Library copies of his Department's (a) annual Continuous Working Patterns Survey report, (b) Leave Survey report, (c) Pay Analyses- Current and Future Pay report and (d) Local Overseas Allowances survey for each year since 1997-98. | | (93066) | 106
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his forecast is of the outflow from trained strength in each service of the armed forces for each year from 2006-07 to 2010-11, broken down by rank. | | (93067) | 107
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his estimate is of total annual expenditure on war pensions for financial years 2006-07 to 2010-11. | | (93068) | 108
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his forecast is of the outflow entitled to (a) partial and (b) full tri-service resettlement provision in each service for each year from 2006-07 to 2010-11, broken down by rank. | | (93069) | 109
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9th October 2006, on departmental lawyers, if he will break down by main area of law the cost of departmental lawyers in each of the last 10 years. | | (93303) | 110
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's policy is on the payment of school fees for the children of staff employed in HM Armed Forces abroad when those children attend (a) international schools and (b) fee-paying schools in the UK. | | (93151) | 111
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what measures are being taken to separate Connaught Barracks, Dover from the Duke of York's Military School prior to the barracks becoming an open prison. | | (92968) | 112
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date Connaught Barracks, Dover changes its function to that of an open prison. | | (92969) | Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister 113
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, how much his Office has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93118) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills 114
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have had with the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy about its recommendation to require compulsory lessons in schools on abortion; and if he will make a statement. | | (93207) | 115
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much funding his Department has provided to the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy since July. | | (93208) | 116
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what representations (a) Ministers and (b) officials from his Department have received from (i) individuals and (ii) organisations about the recommendations made by the Independent Advisory Group on Teenage Pregnancy to require compulsory lessons in schools on abortion; and if he will make a statement. | | (93209) | 117
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Teenage Pregnancy Unit on reducing teenage pregnancies; and if he will make a statement. | | (93229) | 118
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, if he will make a statement on the future of the Teenage Pregnancy Unit. | | (93232) | 119
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many vending machines there are in each of his Department's offices; how many in each office sell (a) coca-cola, (b) other sweetened fizzy drinks and (c) sugared confectionary; and what consideration has been given to eliminating the sales of such substances from his Department's premises. | | (93284) | 120
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when the minutes of the Third Sector Forum for Children and Young People's Services on 17th July will be published. | | (92883) | 121
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether there is representation from organisations which work specifically with children with communication disabilities on the Third Sector Forum for Children and Young People's Services. | | (92947) | 122
N | Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, whether local child protection registers will coexist with the new children's information sharing index. | | (92794) | 123
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students claimed the higher education maintenance grant in each of the last 10 years, broken down by region. | | (93030) | 124
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many students were enrolled on degree courses at universities in Greater London in each of the last five years. | | (93031) | 125
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what requirements for low and zero carbon buildings are made by the Building Schools for the Future programme. | | (92996) | 126
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93102) | 127
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much his Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93117) | 128
| Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what estimate he has made of the number of school leavers who have needed remedial training from their employer to improve literacy and numeracy levels in the last 12 months. | | (92909) | 129
| Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what steps he is taking to increase pastoral and other support for young carers at school; and if he will make a statement. | | [R] (93225) | 130
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what guidance he gives to local education authorities on the installation of fire sprinklers in (a) new schools, (b) extensions to schools and (c) existing school premises; and if he will make a statement. | | (93262) | 131
| Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Devonport):To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, when he will publish the revised Building Bulletin 100 (BB100), Designing and Managing Against the Risk of Fire in Schools. | | (93228) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 132
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has been made with the process of considering the establishment of a national park for the South Downs; when he expects to be able to announce a decision; and if he will make a statement. | | (93282) | 133
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the (a) powers and (b) duties are of local authorities in relation to enhancing areas of outstanding natural beauty; and if he will make a statement. | | (93283) | 134
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the level of recycling by businesses. | | (93163) | 135
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93101) | 136
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93116) | 137
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support new waste technologies in London. | | (92964) | 138
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what consultation his Department has undertaken on the proposed changes to the opening of the Gloucester-Sharpness Canal; and whether the changes have been precipitated by a reduction in funding to British Waterways. | | (93088) | 139
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the proposed Veterinary Bill will be introduced; and whether it will propose changes in the self-regulation of vets. | | (93089) | 140
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in how many sites of special scientific interest in (a) Shropshire and (b) England the Heath Cudweed plant, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, is to be found. | | (93318) | 141
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in what sites of special scientific interest in Shropshire the Heath Cudweed plant, Gnaphalium sylvaticum, grows. | | (93322) | 142
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he expects a public inquiry to take place in respect of Peterborough Renewable Energy Limited's plans for a sustainable resource and recycling facility off Storeys Bar Road in Peterborough; and if he will make a statement. | | (93161) | 143
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice he has given, and on what dates, to local authorities on the eradication of ragwort in their areas; what financial assistance is available to them for this purpose; and if he will make a statement. | | (92879) | 144
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what advice is available to private landowners on the elimination of ragwort; and what financial assistance is available for this purpose. | | (92880) | 145
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many prosecutions have taken place under the Ragwort Control Act 2003; what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of that Act; and if he will make a statement. | | (92881) | 146
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much his Department spent to protect the coastline from erosion in (a) Scarborough and Whitby constituency, (b) East Yorkshire constituency and (c) Beverley and Holderness constituency in each of the last five years. | | (92928) | 147
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with whom he has consulted on the Code of Practice under the Ragwort Control Act 2003. | | (92929) | 148
| Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to improve the co-ordination of the management of (a) municipal and (b) other waste streams in London; and if he will make a statement. | | (92966) | 149
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will assess the viability of a policy of open access to rivers and waterways in England and Wales. | | (93150) | 150
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been raised (a) in total and (b) on average from selling the carcasses of tuberculosis test failure cattle in each year between 2000 and 2006. | | (92921) | 151
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many cattle showed lesions after slaughter in each year between 2000 and 2006. | | (92922) | 152
| Bill Wiggin (Leominster):To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the average cost of a premovement tuberculosis test was in the latest period for which figures are available. | | (92923) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 153
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made since July 2006 to the government of China regarding alleged abuse of those who protest against the one child policy in China; what response she received; and if she will make a statement. | | (93230) | 154
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information she has received regarding the whereabouts of Dr Amir al-Saadi; and when and where definitive sightings of him reported to her were. | | (93287) | 155
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will make enquiries to the Israeli authorities about the hold up at Ashdod port of specialist equipment supplied through the UNESCO programme for heritage restoration work in the Old City of Jerusalem; and if she will make a statement. | | (93147) | 156
| Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she expects to answer Question 86687 on the Israel-Lebanon conflict, tabled by the hon. Member for Birmingham, Northfield on 18th July. | | (93210) | 157
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) legal undertakings and (b) diplomatic commitments were breached by North Korea in testing a nuclear explosive device on 9th October. | | (93162) | 158
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what proposals the United Kingdom plans to put to the United Nations Security Council in respect of the nuclear test conducted by North Korea on 9th October. | | (93164) | 159
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions she has had with the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation in respect of the testing of a nuclear device by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 9th October. | | (93165) | 160
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much her Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93100) | 161
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much her Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93115) | 162
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations she has made in the case of Reza Montazamic and Fereshteh Dibaj, recently arrested by the authorities in Iran; and what support her Department is making available to support the Christian, Jewish and Baha'i communities in that country. | | (93122) | 163
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if she will take steps to overcome the delays experienced by those trying to obtain visas for a visit to Sudan; and if she will make a statement. | | (93123) | 164
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what resources her Department made available to encourage the Darfur-Darfur dialogue (a) in its own right and (b) in partnership with the Department for International Development. | | (93124) | 165
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations she has made to the UN on a referendum on the future of the Western Sahara. | | (93145) | 166
| Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which individuals received her Department's funding in respect of their attendance at the Muslims of Europe Conference; and how much each person received. | | (92990) | 167
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what her assessment is of progress made in efforts to secure agreements in principle from the government of Lebanon and the government of Israel to the principles and elements for a long-term solution as set out in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. | | (93194) | 168
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations have been made (a) by her and (b) on her behalf to the government of Sudan regarding the government military offensive in Darfur. | | (93195) | 169
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what areas have been identified for the enhancing of the capability and resources of the African Union Mission in Darfur; and what role is planned for the UK. | | (93196) | 170
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-led poppy eradication schemes in southern Afghanistan. | | (93197) | 171
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have been prosecuted for involvement in the opium trade in Afghanistan over the last three years; and if she will make a statement. | | (93198) | 172
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the recent activity of the Kurdistan Workers' Party in south-eastern Anatolia; and what discussions she has had with her Turkish counterparts on that subject. | | (93199) | 173
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the Entity of Republika Srpska President Milorad Dodik's calls for a referendum on the Entity's secession from Bosnia-Herzegovina; and if she will make a statement. | | (93200) | 174
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the security situation in (a) Serbia and (b) Kosovo prior to the completion of the UN-led talks on the final status of Kosovo. | | (93201) | 175
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans there are for closing down the Office of the High Representative in Bosnia Herzegovina; and if she will make a statement. | | (93202) | 176
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of stocks of separated plutonium in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea; and if she will make a statement. | | (93213) | 177
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the nature of the device exploded in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea on 8th October; and if she will make a statement. | | (93214) | 178
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with her Lebanese counterpart on the disarmament of armed militias in Lebanon; what the outcome of those discussions was; and what assessment she has made of the prospects for the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. | | (93215) | 179
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of progress towards the implementation of the international arms embargo provided for in UN Security Council Resolution 1701. | | (93216) | 180
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the level of interdependence between the (a) illicit and (b) legitimate economy in Afghanistan. | | (92902) | 181
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment has been made of the level of non-economic incentives for farmers to grow poppies in Afghanistan. | | (92903) | 182
| Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for the UK of the record opium crop in Helmand in 2006; and if she will make a statement. | | (92908) | 183
| Sir Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when she will reply to the letter of 6th September 2006 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr Majid Ali. | | (92963) | 184
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 13th September 2006, Official Report, columns 2314-5W, on Israel, what percentage of approved export licences to Israel were revoked as a result of this monitoring in the last year for which figures are available. | | (93386) | 185
N | Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether it is the practice of Heads of UK Mission's overseas to read letters or emails addressed to them by hon. Members; whether it is the practice for (a) the Head of Mission and (b) Deputy Head of Mission to sign-off any replies to hon. Members; and if she will make a statement. | | (92786) | 186
N | David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations the British Ambassador to Pakistan has made to the government of that country on the death sentence issued against Mirza Tahir Hussain; and if she will make a statement. | | (92791) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Health 187
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what recent assessment she has made of the impact of the availability of the morning-after pill on the teenage pregnancy rate in England; and if she will make a statement. | | (93362) | 188
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the evidential basis was for the recent statement made by the Minister of State that pregnant teenagers smoke to try to reduce the size of their babies, and make delivery less painful; what steps she (a) has taken and (b) plans to take to warn pregnant teenagers of the risks of smoking to (i) themselves and (ii) their unborn babies; and if she will make a statement. | | (93363) | 189
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department has spent on campaigns to warn teenagers of the risks of smoking in 2005-06; and if she will make a statement. | | (93364) | 190
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many health visitors have been working in the Aylesbury Vale area in each of the last five years. | | (92948) | 191
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations she has received on the use of Temozolomide for the treatment of brain tumours in advance of the ratification of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the issue. | | (92957) | 192
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she provides to primary care trusts making decisions about the use of Temozolomide. | | (92958) | 193
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for how long midwives may be absent from the profession before they need to be retrained in order to practice again. | | (92890) | 194
| Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many midwives were enrolled in training between 2003 and 2006 due to the need to retrain because of absences from the profession. | | (92891) | 195
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were diagnosed with mental health problems in each primary care trust in each of the last 10 years, broken down by age and sex; and if she will make a statement. | | (93017) | 196
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was allocated for research into the causes of child and adolescent mental health in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (93018) | 197
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children and adolescents were prescribed drugs for mental health problems in each of the last 10 years, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (93019) | 198
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many practising talking therapists were employed within the NHS, broken down by primary care trust, in each of the last 10 years; and if she will make a statement. | | (93020) | 199
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) trained counsellors and (b) therapists trained in (i) cognitive behavioural therapy, (ii) cognitive analytical therapy, (iii) psychodynamic psychotherapy and (iv) behavioural psychotherapy were employed within the NHS in each of the last 10 years, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (93021) | 200
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many crisis resolution teams dedicated to children and adolescent mental health problems were in place in each of the last 10 years, broken down by primary care trust; and if she will make a statement. | | (93022) | 201
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of the total NHS mental health budget was allocated to (a) services dedicated to addressing the mental health problems of children and adolescents and (b) services dedicated to addressing the mental health problems of adults in each of the last 10 years. | | (93023) | 202
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total financial investment in (a) children and adolescent mental health services and (b) adult mental health services was in each of the last 10 years. | | (93024) | 203
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money was spent on (a) relocation of NHS offices, (b) purchasing new NHS office premises and (c) refurbishment or upgrade of existing NHS office premises in each primary care trust in each of the last 10 years. | | (93025) | 204
| Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether GP practices will be given financial budgets for special services when GP practice-based commissioning is introduced in the NHS. | | (93206) | 205
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93099) | 206
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much her Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93114) | 207
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans she has to continue to monitor the implementation of (a) the standard six criteria of the National Service Framework for Older People and (b) the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures; and if she will make a statement. | | (93081) | 208
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the timetable is for introducing changes following the decision to include oral evidence from stakeholders to the expert review group based at the University of Birmingham in the Quality and Outcomes Framework of the General Medical Services Contract. | | (93082) | 209
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will make a statement on the future management of Stroud Maternity Unit. | | (93083) | 210
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when Rosiglitazone is expected to be made available to patients most at risk of developing diabetes. | | (93260) | 211
| Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate she has made of the likely annual cost to the NHS of providing Rosiglitazone to those likely to benefit from it. | | (93261) | 212
N | Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost would be of providing residential care on the same basis as that offered in Scotland. | | (92789) | 213
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if she will issue guidance on the use of handwritten self-carbon copying forms for listing medication by name and dose in order to ensure legible prints are copied to (a) general practitioners, (b) patients and (c) other institutions; and if she will make a statement. | | (93375) | 214
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many hospitals did not provide full information to (a) general practitioners and (b) patient carers on medication at discharge in the latest period in which performance data was collected. | | (93376) | 215
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps her Department is taking to promote breastfeeding; what assessment she has made of the potential effects of legislation to protect the right of a mother to breastfeed in a public place; and if she will make a statement. | | (93387) | 216
| Mr Jeremy Hunt (South West Surrey):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 9th January 2006, Official Report, column 137W, on Isabel Healthcare, what assessment her Department has made of the potential effect of the implementation of Isabel Healthcare's diagnosis software on the level of misdiagnosis within the NHS. | | (93001) | 217
| Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many patients in the Peterborough and Stamford NHS Hospitals Trust area have been diagnosed with brain tumours in each year since 2001; and if she will make a statement. | | (93158) | 218
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most common reason for (a) out-patient and (b) in-patient admission to Worthing Hospital was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (93274) | 219
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what effect she expects the proposed changes to services offered by Worthing Hospital to have on the NHS South East Coast Strategic Health Authority deficit. | | (93275) | 220
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what forecast she has made of the outturn against planned expenditure of the NHS South East Coast Strategic Health Authority at the end of financial year 2006-07. | | (93276) | 221
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting times are to see a cardiology consultant at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. | | (93337) | 222
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the total salary bill is for (a) the Royal Sussex County Hospital, (b) Worthing Hospital and (c) Southlands Hospital in West Sussex. | | (93348) | 223
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost is of pension contributions for staff at (a) Southlands Hospital in West Sussex, (b) Worthing Hospital and (c) the Royal Sussex County Hospital. | | (93349) | 224
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to Worthing Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in each of the last three years. | | (93350) | 225
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many children were admitted to Worthing Hospital Paediatric Department in each of the last three years. | | (93351) | 226
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many people were admitted to Worthing Hospital to see an (a) dermatology and (b) cardiology consultant in each of the last three years. | | (93352) | 227
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average time that patients waited to be treated in the Accident and Emergency Department of the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (93353) | 228
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the waiting time is to see an (a) paediatric and (b) dermatology consultant at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton. | | (93354) | 229
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the most common reason for admission to Worthing Hospital Accident and Emergency Department was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (93355) | 230
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average cost per day of an acute bed in (a) Worthing Hospital and (b) the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton was in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (93356) | 231
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) full time and (b) part-time (i) doctors, (ii) nurses and (iii) other health professionals work at (A) the Royal Sussex County Hospital, (B) Worthing Hospital and (C) Southlands Hospital in West Sussex. | | (93357) | 232
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the cost has been of installing updated information technology systems in the last five years at (a) Southlands Hospital in West Sussex and (b) Worthing Hospital. | | (93358) | 233
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulance admissions there were to (a) Worthing Hospital and (b) the Royal Sussex County Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in the last period for which figures are available. | | (93359) | 234
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many ambulances are in service with the Sussex Ambulance Service; and how many are over five years old. | | (93360) | 235
| Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what percentage of the ambulance admissions to (a) Worthing Hospital and (b) the Royal Sussex County Hospital were emergency admissions in the most recent period for which figures are available. | | (93361) | 236
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action has been taken to implement the recommendations of the Health Committee Report 2001 in respect of rehabilitation services for those who have suffered a head injury; and if she will make a statement. | | (93266) | 237
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken since 2001 to improve methods of data collection on the incidence, prevalence and severity of head injury. | | (93267) | 238
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what data are available for planning of services and other purposes relating to those who have suffered from a brain injury. | | (93268) | 239
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what steps have been taken since 2001 to identify (a) responsibility for the planning of head injury rehabilitation and (b) the appropriate location for such rehabilitation. | | (93269) | 240
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of how the move to practice-based commissioning will affect the commissioning and provision of specialised services for those who have suffered brain injuries. | | (93270) | 241
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment she has made of how the move to payment by results will affect the commissioning and provision of specialised services for those with long-term conditions; and if she will make a statement. | | (93271) | 242
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress has been made with the implementation of the 11 quality requirements published in the National Service Framework for Long-term (Neurological) Conditions in March 2005; and if she will make a statement. | | (93272) | 243
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what advice she has given to (a) local authority social services and (b) NHS trusts on the implementation of the National Service Framework for Long-term (Neurological) Conditions; and if she will make a statement. | | (93273) | 244
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance she has issued to ensure that those resident in hospitals, nursing homes and residential homes managed by independent or voluntary sector organisations are able to gain access to primary care services where such services are not being provided by general practitioners. | | (93380) | 245
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether general practitioners may (a) remove from their patient lists and (b) refuse to take on to their lists people who are resident in hospitals, nursing homes and residential homes managed by independent or voluntary sector organisations. | | (93381) | 246
| Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley & Holderness):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what star rating each care home in the East Riding of Yorkshire received in the last report published by the Commission for Social Care Inspection; and if she will make a statement. | | (93175) | 247
| Mr Andrew Tyrie (Chichester):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what targets are in place for the provision of audiology services; what assessment she has made of whether the NHS will meet its targets in this area in 2006-07; and if she will make a statement. | | (92901) | 248
| Kitty Ussher (Burnley):To ask the Secretary of State for Health, where the published responses to the public consultation on the draft Mental Health Bill may be found. | | (93033) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 249
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the safety of individuals deported to Algeria. | | (92946) | 250
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether his Department has undertaken best interests assessments of all trafficked children. | | (93012) | 251
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department takes to ensure that (a) deported trafficked children are supported upon their arrival in their original country and (b) these children are not trafficked again. | | (93013) | 252
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average waiting time and (b) longest individual waiting time experienced by honourable Members waiting for responses from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate has been in each of the last 12 months. | | (93014) | 253
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, on how many occasions the Immigration and Nationality Directorate did not meet its 20 day target response time in respect of enquiries from honourable Members in each of the last 12 months. | | (93015) | 254
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans his Department has to carry out returns of unaccompanied minors to (a) the Congo, (b) Vietnam and (c) Angola; what assessment has been made of the risk of such children becoming the victims of trafficking; and if he will make a statement. | | (93168) | 255
| Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of the use of pay as you go mobile phones on the level of UK crime. | | (92997) | 256
| Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many dispersal orders were issued in Nottinghamshire in each of the last three years. | | (93221) | 257
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93098) | 258
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how much his Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93113) | 259
| Mr David Drew (Stroud):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what advice he is offering to police forces on how to monitor the activities of hunts; and what measures have been put in place to ensure the protection of hunt monitors. | | (93080) | 260
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has completed his evaluation of the operation of Section 9 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Act 2004; and when he expects to publish the results of the evaluation. | | (93304) | 261
| Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what monitoring he has undertaken of the ethnic origin of those subject to anti-social behaviour orders. | | (93305) | 262
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will expand London's Community Policing Strategy to include other parts of the country; and if he will make a statement. | | (93002) | 263
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received in relation to current and future funding levels for Greater Manchester Police; and if he will make a statement. | | (93003) | 264
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many reported incidents of (a) domestic burglary and (b) car theft there were in England and Wales in each of the last five years. | | (93004) | 265
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve the quality of crime reports taken from the public; and if he will make a statement. | | (93005) | 266
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to improve Greater Manchester Police's ability to tackle gun crime. | | (93006) | 267
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms were seized by Greater Manchester Police in each of the last five years. | | (93007) | 268
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of whether there is a relationship between prison overcrowding and re-offending rates. | | (93009) | 269
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) community support officers and (b) frontline police officers there were in Stockport in each of the last three years. | | (93010) | 270
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many anti-social behaviour orders have been breached in each local authority area in the last three years. | | (93011) | 271
| Mr David Jones (Clwyd West):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers (a) retired from service with and (b) were recruited to the North Wales Police in each of the last five years. | | (93040) | 272
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the disposal of firearms surrendered under court orders is monitored by his Department. | | (93152) | 273
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how his Department monitors the disposal of handguns handed in following such guns being banned. | | (93153) | 274
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many firearms were handed in to North Wales Police following the banning of handguns. | | (93154) | 275
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what supervisory measures will be employed to stop prisoners held at Connaught Barracks, Dover entering the grounds of the Duke of York's Military School, Dover. | | (92967) | 276
| Patrick Mercer (Newark):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what funds his Department will make available for measures to separate the Duke of York's Military School from the open prison to be sited at Connaught Barracks, Dover. | | (92970) | 277
| Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Statement of 9th October, on prison capacity, what his assessment is of the reasons why (a) France, (b) Germany, (c) Austria, (d) Belgium, (e) the Netherlands, (f) Switzerland, (g) Denmark, (h) Finland, (i) Iceland, (j) Ireland, (k) Norway, (l) Sweden, (m) Greece and (n) Italy have lower prison populations than the UK. | | (93034) | 278
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many recommendations made by the Home Affairs Committee in the report Alternatives to Prison Sentences have been implemented; and if he will make a statement. | | (93288) | 279
| Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements have been made to fund local authorities for provision they have to make under leaving care legislation after an appeal rights exhausted decision has been made by his Department and until the young person is returned. | | (93148) | 280
N | Mr Tom Watson (West Bromwich East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of crime levels in communities in West Bromwich in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2006-07. | | (92679) | 281
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Category (a) A, (b) B, (c) C and (d) D prisoners there were in each of the last four quarters in England and Wales. | | (92887) | 282
| Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many prison places there were in each of the last four quarters in England and Wales. | | (92889) | Questions to the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission 283
| Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon & East Chelmsford):To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will take steps to make wireless access to the internet available in Portcullis House and the Palace of Westminster. | | (92877) | Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development 284
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of progress with mine clearing operations in Angola. | | (92885) | 285
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the need for investment in infrastructure in Africa in order to facilitate trade. | | (92933) | 286
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to facilitate African trade. | | (92934) | 287
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of poverty and inequality in India. | | (92935) | 288
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to reduce inequality in India. | | (92936) | 289
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to (a) reduce the incidence of and (b) repair the effects of obstetric fistula in the developing world. | | (92937) | 290
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had about obstetric fistula. | | (92938) | 291
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of obstetric fistula. | | (92939) | 292
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with Unicef about tackling the use of child soldiers in Darfur. | | (92940) | 293
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the death rate in Darfur. | | (92941) | 294
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent estimate he has made of the number of people who have been (a) killed and (b) displaced as a result of the conflict in Darfur. | | (92942) | 295
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to promote the status of women in Afghanistan. | | (92944) | 296
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the cost-effectiveness of British aid. | | (92945) | 297
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of the latest round of Doha trade talks upon sustainable development and poverty reduction. | | (92949) | 298
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to promote the transition to peace and stability in Somalia. | | (92950) | 299
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the governments of (a) Brazil, (b) Ecuador and (c) Peru about the conservation of the Amazonian rainforest, with particular reference to (i) tackling illegal logging, (ii) managing farming in the forest and (iii) encouraging sustainable use of the forest. | | (92951) | 300
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to promote alternatives to poppy production in Afghanistan. | | (92952) | 301
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to assist with the relief effort following flooding in southern Ethiopia. | | (92953) | 302
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the government of Botswana about broadening its economic base. | | (92954) | 303
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the merit of establishing a pan-African trading zone. | | (92955) | 304
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the impact of climate change on the potential for achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction in sub-Saharan Africa. | | (92956) | 305
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of climate change and the destruction of the rainforest on sustainable development in the Amazon basin. | | (92959) | 306
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions he has had with the government of India about tackling HIV/AIDS. | | (93072) | 307
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps are being taken by his Department to tackle sexual violence in Darfur. | | (93073) | 308
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the number of people who are out of reach of aid agencies operating in Darfur. | | (93074) | 309
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the number of people who are in need of support from aid agencies in Darfur. | | (93075) | 310
| John Bercow (Buckingham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent discussions he has had with the Chinese government on (a) sustainable development, (b) corporate and social responsibility and (c) poverty reduction in Africa. | | (93076) | 311
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93097) | 312
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, how much his Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93112) | 313
N | Andrew George (St Ives):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, pursuant to the Answers of 13th September 2006, Official Report, column 2358W and 2nd October 2006, Official Report, column 2546W on Angola, why figures given in the two answers are different. | | (92793) | 314
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian impact of the government military offensive in Darfur; and if he will make a statement. | | (93203) | 315
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in the West Bank and Gaza; and if he will make a statement. | | (93204) | 316
| Mr William Hague (Richmond (Yorks)):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funds have been disbursed through the Temporary International Mechanism to deliver aid to the Palestinians. | | (93205) | 317
| Ian Lucas (Wrexham):To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what assessment he has made of Lesotho's level of debt. | | (93159) | Questions to the Leader of the House 318
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, what percentage of hon. Members claimed (a) the maximum and (b) within £5.00 of the maximum Additional Costs Allowance in each year since 1997. | | (93279) | 319
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, how many and what percentage of hon. Members used the Additional Costs Allowance to pay for (a) rent and (b) interest on a mortgage in each year since 1997. | | (93280) | 320
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, under what circumstances hon. Members may claim simultaneously the London Supplement and the Additional Costs Allowance; and if he will make a statement. | | (93285) | 321
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, what percentage of hon. Members have claimed (a) the maximum amount of Additional Costs Allowance available and (b) money from both the London Supplement and the Additional Costs Allowance in each year since 2001. | | (93286) | 322
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Leader of the House, how many hon. Members received free foreign language lessons funded by the House in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by language learned. | | (93385) | 323
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Leader of the House, how much his Office spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93111) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 324
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93096) | 325
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much his Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93110) | 326
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to appoint at least one qualified (a) nurse and (b) doctor to the board of each of the new NHS Trusts in Northern Ireland. | | (93277) | 327
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to award a medal to volunteer members of the (a) St John Ambulance Brigade, (b) British Red Cross Society and (c) Order of Malta Ambulance Corps who put their lives at risk during the troubles in Northern Ireland. | | (93278) | 328
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many student nurses are in training in Northern Ireland; what the equivalent figures were for each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. | | (93315) | 329
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people in Northern Ireland have been convicted in each of the past three years for offences involving (a) violent and (b) abusive behaviour towards NHS staff; and if he will make a statement. | | (93316) | 330
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many student nurses in Northern Ireland have dropped out of their courses in each of the last three years; what percentage of the student cohort for the relevant year each figure represents; and if he will make a statement. | | (93319) | 331
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the maximum sentence available is in Northern Ireland for assault on (a) a police officer and (b) a nurse; and if he will make a statement. | | (93321) | 332
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, if he will make it his policy to give nurses and doctors in Northern Ireland the right to refuse to treat a violent patient. | | (93326) | 333
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents involving (a) violence and (b) verbal abuse of NHS staff in Northern Ireland took place in each of the last three years. | | (93328) | 334
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many road freight journeys are expected to be made in Northern Ireland in each of the next 10 years; and how many such journeys are estimated to have been made in each of the last three years. | | (93289) | 335
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many times in the last 12 months a bus substitution service has operated on the Coleraine to Portrush rail route. | | (93290) | 336
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans Northern Ireland Railways has to use the locomotive hauled refurbished Gatwick carriages to provide an enhanced inter-city service between Belfast and Londonderry. | | (93291) | 337
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the age is of the non-C3k Northern Ireland Railways (NIR) stock which is in regular use on NIR services. | | (93292) | 338
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many weekday services on the Belfast to Larne rail route in the last (a) three and (b) six months have been provided by the new C3k trains. | | (93293) | 339
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the average journey time is for trains travelling between Belfast and Londonderry; and what it was (a) five and (b) 10 years ago. | | (93294) | 340
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the planned budget is for (a) Northern Ireland Railways, (b) Ulsterbus, (c) Metro Services, (d) Road Infrastrcture (capital) and (e) Road Infrastructure (maintenance) for 2007-08. | | (93295) | 341
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what discussions Northern Ireland Railways has had with the relevant port authorities on the provision of rail access for freight to the ports at (a) Belfast, (b) Larne and (c) Lishally, Londonderry. | | (93296) | 342
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many (a) weekday and (b) weekend Ulsterbus services from Portaferry to Newtownards via Kircubbin are provided under the latest 2006 timetable; and how many were provided in each of the last five years. | | (93297) | 343
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much was spent on the A20 road between Portaferry and Newtownards in each of the last 10 financial years. | | (93298) | 344
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the most recent estimate is of the total number of vehicles using the A20 road daily between Greyabbey and Portaferry; and what the figures were (a) five and (b) 10 years ago. | | (93299) | 345
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what the most recent estimate is of the total number of vehicles using the A20 road daily between Greyabbey and Newtownards; and what the figures were (a) five, (b) 10 and (c) 20 years ago. | | (93300) | 346
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many planning applications for new single rural dwellings in the Ards Peninsula (a) there were in the 12 months prior to the introduction of Planning Policy Statement 14 (PPS14) and (b) there have been since PPS14 was introduced. | | (93301) | 347
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many new single rural dwellings received planning permission in the Ards Peninsula in the last five years; and what estimate he has made of how many of these would have been granted using Planning Policy Statement 14 had it been in place. | | (93302) | 348
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many new railway routes are planned to be opened in Northern Ireland in the next 10 years. | | (93323) | 349
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what tonnage of freight was carried on Northern Ireland Railways in 2005. | | (93324) | 350
| Mrs Iris Robinson (Strangford):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how much will be allocated in 2007-08 for spending on the Northern Ireland rail network. | | (93325) | 351
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been prosecuted in Northern Ireland for (a) benefits fraud and (b) illegal dumping in each of the last five years. | | (92886) | 352
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many motorists in Northern Ireland have been prosecuted for not wearing seat belts in each of the last five years. | | (92888) | 353
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of illegal dumping have been reported in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (92893) | 354
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many students in Northern Ireland qualified as teachers in each of the last five years; and how many of those who qualified found jobs within one year of qualifying in each year. | | (92894) | 355
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what steps are being taken to help recently qualified teachers in Northern Ireland find jobs. | | (92895) | 356
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been (a) cautioned and (b) charged for driving while operating a mobile telephone in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years. | | (92896) | 357
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many people have been (a) cautioned and (b) charged for knife-related crimes in each district command unit in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (92897) | 358
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many instances of vandalism were reported in each district command unit in the East Antrim constituency in each of the last five years. | | (92898) | 359
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many cases there have been of human trafficking to Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (92899) | 360
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many police-monitored CCTV cameras are in operation in (a) Larne, (b) Carrickfergus and (c) Newtownabbey. | | (92900) | 361
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what training the Police Ombudsmen for Northern Ireland staff receive in relation to dealing with serving and retired officers claiming post traumatic stress disorder. | | (92989) | 362
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what estimate has been made of the number of (a) serving and (b) retired police officers in Northern Ireland who claim to have post traumatic stress disorder. | | (92991) | 363
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many outstanding planning applications there are in each municipal area in Northern Ireland; and how long on average it takes to deal with such an application. | | (92992) | 364
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many students graduated with a Post Graduate Certificate of Education from higher education establishments in Northern Ireland in 2005-06. | | (93169) | 365
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of attacks on (a) police officers, (b) ambulance staff and (c) fire brigade officers have been reported in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months. | | (93170) | 366
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many physiotherapy graduates there were from higher education establishments in Northern Ireland in 2005-06. | | (93171) | 367
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many incidents of vandalism on schools in Northern Ireland were reported in each of the last 10 years. | | (93172) | 368
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many serious injuries were caused due to fireworks in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (93173) | 369
| Sammy Wilson (East Antrim):To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many fireworks licences were issued in Northern Ireland in each of the last five years. | | (93174) | Questions to the Prime Minister 370
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, whom he consulted before making his speech in September 2006 on social exclusion; who wrote his speech; what input he had into its writing; what percentage of the speech he wrote; which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he consulted before delivering his speech; and if he will make a statement. | | (93155) | 371
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what representations he received from (a) hon. Members and (b) members of the public about his speech made in September 2006 on social exclusion; how many (i) supported and (ii) opposed the contents of his speech; and if he will make a statement. | | (93156) | 372
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Prime Minister, what the evidential basis was for his statement that it is possible to identify children who could grow up to be a potential risk to society before they are born; and if he will make a statement. | | (93157) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland 373
| Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the extent of human trafficking into Scotland for the purpose of the sex trade. | | (93000) | 374
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93095) | 375
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, how much his Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93108) | Questions to the Solicitor General 376
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions were initiated in Northern Ireland in each of the last three years against people accused of (a) violent and (b) abusive behaviour towards NHS staff; and if he will make a statement. | | (93317) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 377
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93094) | 378
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how much his Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93107) | 379
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to the Answer of 7th March 2006, Official Report, column 1292W, on the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), if he will make a further statement following the letter from the Director of NIMR to the Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council of 22nd September, which was copied to him. | | (93070) | 380
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Office of Science and Innovation's response to the Medical Research Council's draft business case for the future of the National Institute for Medical Research; and if he will make a statement. | | (93217) | 381
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, why correspondence from the Office of Science and Innovation in response to the draft business case drawn up by the Medical Research Council (MRC) on the future of the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) was not copied to members of the NIMR sitting on the MRC project board; and if he will make a statement. | | (93218) | 382
| Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions he has had with senior executives in the British steel industry; and if he will make a statement. | | (93226) | 383
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what recent discussions his Department has had with officials from (a) the European Commission and (b) the governments of other EU Member States to discuss the liberalisation of the healthcare sector. | | (93336) | 384
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many Crown post offices are being considered for franchising in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) England. | | (93382) | 385
| Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the military list classification was of all goods refused relevant export licences in the latest year for which figures are available, broken down by country. | | (93365) | 386
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will enable compensation claimants represented by Vendside Ltd. to have access to their files. | | (92787) | 387
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will enable access to relevant vibration white finger and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease files by hon. Members to investigate potential fraud in relation to deceased claims. | | (92788) | 388
N | John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the membership was of the energy liabilities committee set up by his Department in 1998; how long it was in existence; and on how many occasions the committee met. | | (92790) | 389
| John Mann (Bassetlaw):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, why claims handlers Stuart Bell Associates were placed on his Department's published list of solicitors authorised to deal with coal health claims. | | (92932) | 390
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what role the Office of Fair Trading has in challenging the practice of banks imposing excessive penalty charges when a customer exceeds overdraft limits or a direct debit or cheque are returned. | | (93223) | 391
| Mr Michael Moore (Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many television signal reception installers had signed up to the Registered Digital Installer scheme as at 30th September, broken down by ITV television region. | | (92973) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 392
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions (a) Ministers and (b) officials have had with the European New Car Assessment Programme; what issues were discussed; and if he will make a statement. | | (93219) | 393
| Mr David Amess (Southend West):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding his Department provided to the European New Car Assessment Programme in each of the last two years; for what purposes the funding was provided; and if he will make a statement. | | (93220) | 394
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether railway stations at (a) Cheam and (b) Belmont will receive accreditation under the Secure Stations Scheme. | | (93071) | 395
| Mr Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many night flights there were from (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick, (c) Stansted and (d) Nottingham East Midlands airports in each of the last five years; and if he will designate Nottingham East Midlands Airport under section 78 of the Civil Aviation Act 1982 and put a night movements limit on that airport. | | (93222) | 396
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will take steps to introduce a right of appeal against a decision of a local council to refuse a request for a blue badge for parking concessions for people with severe walking difficulties. | | (92931) | 397
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Office spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93093) | 398
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much his Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93106) | 399
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the likely impact on British business of the proposed EU regulation on enhancing supply chain security. | | (93041) | 400
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) light motorcycle and (b) moped licences were (i) issued and (ii) revoked in each of the last five years. | | (93251) | 401
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many provisional (a) light motorcycle and (b) moped licences were issued in each of the last five years. | | (93252) | 402
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many provisional moped licences have been issued to people aged (a) 16, (b) 17 and (c) 18 years old. | | (93253) | 403
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many valid provisional moped licences there are, broken down by Government office region. | | (93254) | 404
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people under the age of 17 were awarded driving licence penalty points in each of the last 12 months. | | (93255) | 405
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many two wheeled vehicles with an engine capacity of less than 50ccs were (a) licensed and (b) taxed in each of the last four years. | | (93256) | 406
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment he has made of the level of support from (a) Hampshire County Council, (b) Southampton Council and (c) Portsmouth Council for securing Travel Plans and Safe Routes to Schools for schools in Hampshire; and if he will make a statement. | | (93334) | 407
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions he has had with the South Hampshire Rail Users Group; and if he will make a statement. | | (93335) | 408
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what criteria were used to determine the outcome of the South West trains franchise; and what the cost difference is between the new and old contracts. | | (93374) | 409
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of chevron markings on motorways on driving standards; and if he will make a statement. | | (92878) | 410
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the total cost was of the chevron markings recently installed on both carriageways of the M1 motorway in Nottinghamshire. | | (92882) | 411
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, on what basis sites are chosen for the painting of chevron markings on the carriageways of the M1 motorway in Nottinghamshire; and why such markings appear intermittently on motorways. | | (92884) | 412
| Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when the M62 motorway between junctions 35 and 34 will be resurfaced; and what lane closures will be required. | | (92927) | 413
| Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what action the Government has taken to ensure the rural proofing of the policy on reducing noise problems from the trunk road network; and if he will make a statement. | | (93320) | 414
| Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many representations he has received from professional musicians, orchestras and bands who have lost engagements due to recent airline luggage restrictions; and what estimate he has made of lost revenue in such cases. | | (92977) | 415
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people died as a result of crashes that occurred on hard shoulders of English motorways in (a) 2004 and (b) 2005. | | (93263) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 416
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Office spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93092) | 417
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much his Department spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93104) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 418
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent improvements have been made to the procurement functions of his Department. | | (93146) | 419
| Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what European infraction proceedings have been initiated against the Health and Safety Executive in relation to alleged non-compliance with directives. | | (93149) | 420
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many claimants in (a) Great Britain, (b) each region and (c) each London borough did not receive the full child support payments they were entitled to in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. | | (93027) | 421
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many telephone calls the Child Support Agency received in each of the last 12 months; and what proportion of these telephone calls were answered within (a) five minutes, (b) 10 minutes and (c) 30 minutes. | | (93028) | 422
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people claimed incapacity benefit for mental health problems in each of the last 10 years, broken down by local authority; and if he will make a statement. | | (93029) | 423
| Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many working days were lost during the process of moving the Child Support Agency to new premises; and if he will make a statement. | | (93077) | 424
| Mr Dai Davies (Blaenau Gwent):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent to which the bereavement benefits scheme treats men and women equally. | | (92907) | 425
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | (93084) | 426
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much his Department has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | (93103) | 427
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether there are plans to close Chorlton Jobcentre Plus. | | (93383) | 428
| Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions have taken place in his Department on the possible closure of Chorlton Jobcentre Plus. | | (93384) | 429
| Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the effect of his policy of encouraging the payment of benefit via bank accounts on the number of people going into debt as a result of banks imposing excessive penalty charges when the person exceeds overdraft limits or a direct debit or cheque are returned. | | (93224) | 430
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the performance of Jobcentre Plus in dealing with claimants. | | (93166) | 431
| Andrew Rosindell (Romford):To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what representations he has received on proposals in the Welfare Reform Bill to assist claimants with mental or behavioural disorders. | | (93167) | Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 432
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much the Prime Minister's Office has spent on organising and hosting conferences in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (93090) | 433
| David T. C. Davies (Monmouth):To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much the Prime Minister's Office has spent on taxis in the last 12 months. | | [Transferred] (93109) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government 434
| Norman Baker (Lewes):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, on how many occasions the Local Government Ombudsman concluded that local councils were found to have been guilty of (a) maladministration and (b) administrative fault in the most recent year for which figures are available; and what (i) definition and (ii) processes apply to each type of finding. | | [Transferred] (93281) | 435
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how many Green Goddess emergency fire appliances are available for use in emergencies; and how many were available in (a) 1997, (b) 2001 and (c) 2005. | | [Transferred] (93264) | 436
| Bob Russell (Colchester):To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what the age is of the (a) oldest and (b) newest Green Goddess emergency fire appliance. | | [Transferred] (93265) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence 437
| Mr Mike Hancock (Portsmouth South):To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the value of UK (a) exports and (b) imports of (i) defence material and (ii) defence services to the US was in the last year for which figures are available. | | [Transferred] (93344) | Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department 438
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists were disqualified from driving in each of the last 10 years, broken down by region. | | [Transferred] (93257) | 439
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many motorists were (a) caught and (b) prosecuted for driving while disqualified in each of the last 10 years. | | [Transferred] (93258) | 440
| Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell):To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many two wheeled vehicles with an engine capacity of less than 50ccs were (a) confiscated and (b) crushed in each of the last four years, broken down by police authority. | | [Transferred] (93259) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry 441
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what measures he is taking to promote the use of (a) hydrogen as a (i) transport and (ii) stationary fuel source and (b) new technologies to provide renewable sources of hydrogen from waste. | | [Transferred] (92965) | Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport 442
| Mark Hunter (Cheadle):To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with his European counterparts in relation to security arrangements for flights into the United Kingdom. | | [Transferred] (93008) |
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